Town on another planet

Magic Livingstones, Mad Balloons, and just too much Tourism

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June 12th 2014
Goreme, Kapadokya, Turkey June 8th 2014 “Up in the atmosphere, up where the air is clear....” Mary Poppins “The mother of excess is not joy but joylessness” Frederich Nietzsche Kapadokya is now one of the 'musts' on the very well worn tourist route of Turkey. It is indeed a magic place born of fairytales and sci-fi scenarios. The pointed rocks themselves are k ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Nevşehir

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more